{"id":"USN-2431-1","summary":"mod-wsgi vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that mod_wsgi incorrectly handled errors when setting up\nthe working directory and group access rights. A malicious application\ncould possibly use this issue to cause a local privilege escalation when\nusing daemon mode.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:40:51Z","published":"2014-12-03T14:11:34Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8583"],"upstream":["CVE-2014-8583","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8583"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2431-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8583"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mod-wsgi","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mod-wsgi@3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.2?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.2"}]}],"versions":["3.4-4","3.4-4build1","3.4-4ubuntu1","3.4-4ubuntu2","3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libapache2-mod-wsgi","binary_version":"3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.2"},{"binary_name":"libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3","binary_version":"3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.2"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2014-8583","severity":[{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2431-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}